glutinous

[ gloot-n-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.

Origin of glutinous

1
1375–1425; late Middle English; <Latin glūtinōsus gluey, sticky. See gluten, -ous

Other words from glutinous

  • glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
  • glu·ti·nous·ness, glu·ti·nos·i·ty [gloot-n-os-i-tee], /ˌglut nˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun
  • un·glu·ti·nos·i·ty, noun
  • un·glu·ti·nous, adjective
  • un·glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
  • un·glu·ti·nous·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with glutinous

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How to use glutinous in a sentence

  • Suddenly a large, round, flattened, glutinous mass issued from beneath the crevice.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • There is another sort of tuberous root, called “ulluca” by the Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.

British Dictionary definitions for glutinous

glutinous

/ (ˈɡluːtɪnəs) /


adjective
  1. resembling glue in texture; sticky

Derived forms of glutinous

  • glutinously, adverb
  • glutinousness or glutinosity (ˌɡluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ), noun

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